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Sleepeating
Read more: SleepeatingFrom the NYT, a portrait of a malady: Raiding the refrigerator, but still asleep. Shirley Koecheler, 54, has been a sleepwalker for as long as she can remember. But it wasn’t until she got married that she started eating in her sleep, too. She’d wander into the kitchen — eyes open but asleep — and…
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Magnet v. Moral Compass
Read more: Magnet v. Moral CompassThe Los Angeles Times reports on an MIT study that shows a magnetic pulse interfering with basic moral judgments. Sounds made up, but evidently it’s science: With their right temporoparietal junctions scrambled, participants seemed unable to recognize an action as wrong unless it led to harm — a moral judgment that virtually all could make easily when…
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The Depression Debate
Read more: The Depression DebateA while back, I linked to Louis Menand’s big New Yorker article about the history of depression treatment. Didn’t read it? Here’s a conversation about the piece–The Depression Debate–in a podcast from the magazine’s website. Meds, placebos, Freud, CBT, and depression itself all come under the microscope.
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Exercise v. Depression and Anxiety
Read more: Exercise v. Depression and AnxietyA Boston University meta-analysis (a study of studies) confirms what you may have already suspected if you’ve ever jogged around the block or done a few sit-ups when anxious, depressed, stressed, or angry–exercise is good for your mental health. “Individuals who exercise report fewer symptoms of anxiety and depression, and lower levels of stress and…
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Psych Tests
Read more: Psych TestsAre you anxious or depressed? Maybe you meet criteria for Bipolar Disorder, ADHD, or an Eating Disorder. PsychCentral aims to let you know with this long list of free psychological tests and quizzes. Test have been “scientifically reviewed,” the page says. Not sure exactly what that means, but they do seem better than your average…